It is time to lace up those walking shoes and start stretching as the Walk the Tyne Legal Walk is almost upon us! There's still time for you to join and you can register here. 

We currently have 8 teams signed up and a total of 33 walkers, with our biggest team coming from Bond Dickinson, all raising vital funds to support access to advice for all.

Top of the fundraising table is the wonderful Birch & Co team who have so far raised £262! This is a fantastic achievement and has played an important part of making this year’s first ever Walk the Tyne Legal Walk bigger and more exciting than we could ever have imagined.

So far the Walk has raised just under £1000 altogether. This is a great start but we still need everyone to continue fundraising as much as possible to support local advice charities.

The charities supported by the Walk the Tyne Legal Walk help thousands of people every year gain access to justice. These charities are often the last resort for people facing difficult and distressing legal circumstances but without the resources to pay for private legal advice. Without this charitable work many vulnerable people would be left alone to navigate the court and justice system without any advice or support.

We’re proud to have two charities walking with us on Saturday 29 October, Newcastle Law Centre and PSU. Please help us to continue to support the vital work they do in the local community by raising as much as you can at the Walk the Tyne Legal Walk.

It looks set to be a fantastic evening with celebratory fish and chips provided at the finish line.

A big thank you also to our wonderful sponsors Fincan and CILEx who are supporting and promoting our event. As we need sponsorship in order to be able to continue running our legal walk events their support is invaluable and key to continuing the work of the North Eastern Legal Support Trust.

​The Great Legal Quiz cannot come fast enough and as the days speed by, the number of quizzers continues to grow! We now have 8 teams in the North East of England committed to quizzing to support local advice agencies in their mission to ensure access to justice for all.
 
The Quiz is completely self-run: we supply the questions and advertisement posters, all you need to do Is sign up and prepare to get quizzing!
                                                                                                                    
Are you an advice organisation and not too sure about signing up? As an advice organisation, you are able to use the Great Legal Quiz to fundraise 100% for your own organisation. Alternatively, if you are not an advice organisation, you can choose to split the funds, 50% for the NELST and 50% to the charity of your choice!
 
Please do spread the word and get as many people involved as possible! The questions will not be law-focused so anyone with any general knowledge is invited to participate!
 

​Walk The Tyne cannot come fast enough and as the days speed by, the number of walkers continues to grow! We now have 4 teams and over 12 walkers committed to walking, running and sweating to support local advice agencies in their mission to ensure access to justice for all.

So far, Birch & Co and Gateshead Council are leading in numbers with 4 walkers each, so please do sponsor them. 

Birch & Co must be following our fundraising tips to the letter! They have already raised £192.50, we hope you can continue to keep it rising! CILEX Newcastle are hot on their heels with £150.00, we’d love to see some competition for the top fundraising spot!
 
We are expecting classic British autumn weather on Saturday 29th October to help our walkers enjoy their 13 mile challenge. And to celebrate the finish line, there will be Fish and Chips for all walkers!
 
A huge thank you goes out to our supporters Fincan and CILEX Newcastle, the event would not be possible without your help!

We're very excited to see you all there!

We are really excited about the Great Legal Quiz coming up in just over one month on Wednesday 9 November. We already have 30 teams signed up for the self-run, nationwide quiz, all ready to raise funds to support access to advice for all as part of National Pro Bono Week. We will supply the questions, and posters for you to use to advertise your quiz night wherever you want; in a local pub, your office, the charity where you volunteer, or just at home- all you need to do is sign up!
 
If you were hoping to take part on behalf of a charity, you also have the option to use the Great Legal Quiz to fundraise 100% for the charity of your choice, or split the funds you raise 50% with the North East Legal Support Trust!
 
The North East Legal Support Trust was established to support the provision of free legal advice in the North East of England (Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and Country Durham) and the Great Legal Quiz is an important part of our fundraising activities. The organisations we support make a huge difference to the lives of many people, supporting the most vulnerable by providing funds to local organisations such as Leeds PSE, Newcastle Law Centres and NSPCC. Since the recent cuts to legal aid have come into force, the number of Law Centres has decreased by 20%, and reduced household income for many working families has increased demand for free access to specialist legal advice. It is more important than ever that the poorest and most vulnerable people in our community have access to such support.
 
We would like to get as many people involved as possible, so gather your co-workers, friends and family (you don’t need a legal brain to participate) to join us for an evening of quizzing and fun while raising vital funds for legal advice agencies!